Does media exposure relate to the illusion of knowing in the public understanding of climate change?

• Main Authors: Yang, Xiaodong, Chen, Liang, Ho, Shirley S.
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Social sciences::Communication; Elaboration; Media Attention
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/141851
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

By acknowledging that people are cognitive misers, this study proposes that people may rely on the illusion of knowing as cognitive devices for attitudinal or behavioral change, in addition to factual knowledge. Accordingly, this study shifted the focus of inquiry from assessing media effects in inc...